Trail chart



1,618,839 Feb. 24,1927. 5 a USK I v TRAIL CHART Filed March 7, 1925 fm/erzz or 54/71. C. L/J'h Patented Feb. 22, 1927.

I nan; cmum LISK, or MInNEArotIs, nnvnnso're- TRAIL CHART, 7

' Application filed March 7,1925 Serial in. 13,840.

In'automobiletouring it is customary-to follow a State or Federal highwaybetween large towns, and maps are provided hav ng the different trails indicated thereon with the position of intermediate points and the distances apart and the distance from the initial or starting point to the'objective or destination. These maps are more or less in convenient to'carry and open up for pur-l poses of inspectionalong'the road and soon become worn and defaced, partlcularly where themap is comparatively-large and has a number of trails thereon radiating from different points, or-if there is one map for along trail extending through a territory requiring severaldays touring totraverse. Y K I The object,- theref ore,-of my invention is toprov-ide a trail char-t adapted. for a'smgle route'or trail and generally or preferably for one days run, a new chart being pro videdfor each succeeding-day, said chart being adapted to bemounted in'any con-I venient place on the windshield in frontof the'd'river where it can be conveniently 1nspected en route. 7

A further object is to provide a chart having pictured thereon at intervals the points of interest of places along the line with descriptive matter of such places and blanks wherein the traveler may write inemoranda or comments of the'places or points of in-' terest. a

A further object is to indicate the trail on a comparatively long narrow band of flexible material that is adapted to be folded into convenient form for carrying in the pocket and is provided with a panel in which an address may bewritten and the folded chart deposited in the mail or filed away if preferred. V V

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, I

Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a windshield with my improvedtrail chart mounted thereon; y

Figure'Q is a view showing the chart partially folded to adapt it for mailing purposes; I

Figure 3 illustrates the chart fully folded ready to be addressed and mailed.

In the drawings, 2 represents a windshield of conventional form upon which the trail chart is mounted in any suitable manner for convenience of inspectionlby the driver of t-he jcar'. This chart comprises end flaps or panels '3' and t and intermediate panels 5,- 6 and 7, all of suitable length the aggregate being preferably about the length of a Windshield These panels are composedo f a band of comparatively 'narrowflsxible' material, preferably heav-ypaper although any other suitable materifal'may be'employed. Upon the band along thecentcrline thereof -a trail 8 is indicated representingpreferably a State or Federal highway connecting two large towns and generally the distancebetween these towns will be equivalent to the ordinary days run of a car. The points of interest or the towns through whichthe trail passes are indicated as at 9 and 10, and adacent to'the mark representing a town,

prefer to'insert a picture as indicated at 11 representing somevbui'lding of'interest' such as a libraryorart gallery or some building of particular architecturalinterest such as a State capitol-. Y Adjacent "to-the pictures, I preferto provide a'blank' space 12 in which the traveler may make memoranda or comments on the points of interest along the route,v and upon reaching the destination these memoranda willconstitute a diary or 'journal of the days run. I may in the initial panel 3 insert the picture of some initial I or starting point of interest such as an auto- IIlObllGClllbftOWIl house and the final panel 7 may be some unique structure or pointof interest at the destination. In this particular chart, I have indicated a conventional form ofbuilding 13 in the initial panel and an aerial bridge 14 as the objective at destination. Of course, it will be understood that any other building or structure or some natural pointof interest as a parkor lake may be indicated in these panels instead'of the matter shown therein. The panelsare separated by transverse score lines'll5 and when the destination is reached and "the chart is .removed fromthe windshield, it may be folded transversely along these score lines and theinitial panel will form a flap adapt- I e ed to besecured by a fastening means such as 16 to prevent premature unfolding of the chart and the face of the panel on the other a side will be printed and ruled to form an address blank so that the chart may be addressed and mailed when the user reaches his destination back to the starting pointer to some friend at a vdistance who may be interested to read the comments of a person on the different points of interest while passing over the trail.

The chart in its folded form may be conveniently carried in the pocket, making a long narrow fold which may be placed in an envelope if desired and sold in that form to tourists. A selection or series of'charts may be kept in one envelope comprising the road maps for a certain tour, similar to the manner of selling a dozen or more of picture post cards taken around a certain locality. The band on which the trail is indicated is comparatively narrow and when placed on the windshield in front of the driver will not in any way interfere with his vision and whenever desired can be inspected without the necessity of removing the hands from the steering wheel.

' The reverse face of the band or the side adjacent the glass of the windshield is adapted for advertising matter printed thereon or suitably displayed and plainly visible through the glass of the windshield to a person looking at the front of the car.

This advertising space may be sold to various users of an advertising medium and each chart of a certain days run may bear the same advertising matter while the chart for the next days run may have other advertising material thereon. This advertising may relate to the advantages of resorts along the route or to car accessories and where such may be purchased.

A trail chart COIIIPIiSIIIg a longand narrow band of material scored at intervals of its length to facilitatefold-ing thereof, the first fold having thereon the representation of the starting point of the trail, the second fold having on its back a blank space for a mailing address and on its front face a map showing the turns in the trail,' the other folds or panels also showing the turns in the trail, and having marked thereon the points of interest in the trail with repre: sentations of houses or other places of'interest at the first mentioned point of in-, terest with blank spaces between the representations of the houses or points of interest for the insertion of notes by the user, the last fold having also at its end a representation of some point of interest to be visited, the chart being foldable-on the scored lines; and its third fold having means for attaching the first fold'thereto whereby the chart may be easily foldedand converted i into a postcard; A

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 3d day of March, 1925.

EARL CL UD 'LIsK' 

